Hermione awoke to a gentle rocking sensation, and it took her a moment to work out what it was. Once she realised the motion was the sea, she suddenly remembered where she was and more precisely who was lying behind her. Hermione had to wonder why she hadn't registered Draco's presence immediately, as they were lying pretty close together. Draco's head was nestled against her neck, and she could feel his steady breathing on her skin. His arm was wrapped around her waist, with his hand cupping her breast through the thin material of her top. Hermione could also feel his morning arousal pressed against her lower body, if it wasn't for their pyjama's one slight movement would have joined them intimately.
When Hermione felt Draco begin to stir behind her, she shut her eyes and pretended to be still sleeping. She remained lying still as Draco awoke and carefully began to disentangle himself from her. Hermione had to bite her lip to stop herself from moaning when Draco tried to remove his hand from her breast, and his thumb brushed against her already pebbled nipple. As it was the movement caused Draco to let out a low groan. Hermione continued to feign sleep as Draco finally got out of bed and headed to the bathroom, no doubt to deal with the large problem in his pyjama bottoms.
Once the door to the bathroom was shut, Hermione rolled over in the bed. Lying in the middle of the bed she tried not to think about what Draco could be doing in the bathroom, but she couldn't get images of her friend naked out of her head. Eventually in a bid to try and forget about Draco, Hermione got up and started to get her outfit ready for the day. At dinner the previous evening, Daphne had mentioned spending the afternoon beside the large pool that was on the other side of the boat to what they had been for the fireworks. With that in mind, Hermione picked out a white bikini and a yellow sundress to wear over the top of her bikini.
"Morning." Draco greeted, as he emerged from the bathroom. He was still just wearing his pyjama bottoms, but his hair was now wet from his shower. "Did you sleep well?"
"Yeah." Hermione nodded. Without thinking she quickly scanned over Draco's body and noticed his morning erection had gone. "Did you?" She asked, pulling her eyes back up to her friend's face.
"I did." Draco replied. "The slight rocking of the sea is quite calming."
Hermione agreed about the sea, and after checking Draco was finished in the bathroom she picked up her bikini and dress and headed into the small room. After having a nice, hot shower, Hermione magically dried her hair and got dressed. When she returned to the bedroom, Draco was already dressed in a pair of grey trousers and a light blue t-shirt.
"Are you ready to go and get something to eat?" Draco asked.
"Two minutes, I just need to grab my sandals and transfer everything to another bag." Hermione replied.
Once she was wearing her sandals, had brushed a bit of clear lip gloss over her lips and magically put everything she would need in a new bag, Hermione was ready to go. Like the previous evening once the cabin was locked, Hermione put the key in her bag and the couple set off to find the breakfast room. Luckily Draco could vaguely remember Daphne pointing the room out the previous day when they were heading down to the cabin.
"I think we might have to explore the boat after breakfast." Draco said to Hermione as they double checked other rooms, just in case Draco was wrong about the breakfast room's location.
"That sounds like a plan." Hermione agreed. "I would at least like to know where I'm going."
"I might mention it to Blaise. Knowing him, he'll organise a tour." Draco chuckled.
"At least then people wouldn't get lost." Hermione said, laughing along with Draco.
"Here we are." Draco announced as they arrived at the breakfast room. "See, we're not entirely lost."
There were a few people in the breakfast room, but none of their group of friends. Saying hello to a few relatives of the happy couple, Draco and Hermione grabbed some breakfast from the buffet and settled down at a table to eat. The pair had barely had a chance to begin when Astoria sauntered into the room, once again wearing a tiny, barely there bikini. Spotting Draco she grinned widely, grabbed a glass of orange juice, and sashayed over to where Draco and Hermione were sitting.
"You don't mind if I join you, do you?" She asked, sliding into the seat next to Draco and smiling at the blond.
"I guess not." Draco grumbled. He would really like to tell her to get lost, but a few of her relatives were in the room and he didn't want to cause any trouble on Daphne and Blaise's wedding week.
"Isn't the boat just the best?" Astoria gushed, seemingly oblivious to both Hermione's presence and the fact Draco was less than enthused to be sitting with her. "I just love the rocking motion in bed. I bet having sex while at sea is amazing, the movement of the waves must help increase the pleasure you experience."
"It's the best." Hermione told Astoria as she took hold of Draco's hand. "We were at it all night and it was the best sex we've ever had. Wasn't it Draco?"
"Definitely." Draco grinned. "I can't wait until bed time."
"Neither can I." Hermione smirked.
Deciding it was time to give Astoria a very clear message that Draco was out of bounds, Hermione leant forward and pressed her lips against his. If Draco was surprised he didn't show it, he automatically tangled one hand in her hair and pulled her closer to him with the other. When his tongue sought entrance to her mouth, Hermione allowed him to deepen the kiss. As Draco's tongue explored her mouth, Hermione let out a contented sigh as she pressed herself closer to the blond. He'd been right, he was an amazing kisser and Hermione was already eager for more.
"Whoa, break it up." Blaise's amused voice cut into the pair's actions. "We don't need such displays over breakfast."
When Draco and Hermione reluctantly parted, they found Blaise, Daphne, Theo and Ginny standing watching them in amusement. There was also no sign of Astoria, sometime during their steamy kiss she must have scarpered.
"Sorry." Draco smirked, sounding anything but. The kiss had been hot, and he was looking forward to more, even if they were just pretend on Hermione's part.
"Did I see Astoria leaving?" Daphne asked as everyone went to get their breakfast, before settling down at the table.
"She was here earlier." Hermione said. "But we didn't notice her leave."
"Of course you didn't." Blaise snorted. "The boat could have been sinking and you two wouldn't have noticed."
"You were rather wrapped up in each other." Theo chuckled.
"It was just a quick kiss." Draco shrugged.
"Wow, if that was a quick kiss, I'd hate to disturb you two doing anything more heated." Ginny joked.
"What are people's plans for the morning?" Daphne asked, eager to change the subject. She knew how racy the conversation could get with Blaise and his friends, and with her relatives coming and going from the room she didn't think now was an appropriate time for such things.
"Hermione and I thought we would check out the boat." Draco answered. "We want to have a look at what Blaise has provided. Plus it would be nice not to get lost all the time."
"That sounds like a great idea." Theo said. "Do you mind if Ginny and I join you? We were going to have a look around ourselves, it'll be much better together."
"Better yet, why don't I give you a tour?" Blaise suggested. "We can grab Harry and Pansy, and I can show you the sights. That will fill the morning in, then this afternoon we can head out to the pool for some sun."
Agreeing with Blaise's plan, Draco shot Hermione a satisfied smirk. No doubt next time they managed to talk he'd be bragging about how well he could predict his friend's behaviour. Hermione rolled her eyes at Draco, before returning her attention back to her breakfast. Pansy and Harry appeared before the group had finished eating and as they grabbed their own food, they agreed to be part of Blaise's tour.
"I'll be back in ten minutes." Blaise told the group as he and Daphne stood up. "Then we'll have the grand tour."
"I'll see you all at lunch." Daphne said. "I promised my grandmother I would spend the morning with her. She's helping me write my wedding vows."
Daphne and Blaise then left the breakfast room, leaving everyone else to finish breakfast. By the time Blaise returned ten minutes later they were all ready to have a tour of his vast boat.
"Come on, I'll show you Daphne's Delight." Blaise grinned happily at his friends.
For the rest of the morning Blaise proudly showed his friends around the boat and everyone agreed Daphne's Delight was incredible. There were several bars and lounges, and even two different nightclubs as well as a few cafes. Of course the main dining facilities were the large dining room, the breakfast room and the room where they would have lunch. There was also a casino, which Blaise promised them would be in action later on in the week. For relaxation there were a fair few indoor pools, but the large one was outside on the largest deck, and there was even a spa and beauty parlour. On the uppermost deck of the boat there was even a small Quidditch pitch, which gained appreciation from all the boys and Ginny.
"This place really is impressive." Draco told Blaise as they made their way back for lunch. "Are you going to use it like a hotel where people just book a cabin, or are you going to hire the entire thing out?"
"I was thinking both." Blaise answered. "Most of the time it'll pretty much be a floating hotel, but if the right occasion or customer wanted, I would hire the entire boat out."
"I have to say Blaise, I think you're onto a winner." Draco said. "This place could be a gold mine."
"If it goes well, I'm thinking of getting a few more boats." Blaise confided in his friend. "I'm even thinking of expanding my empire abroad. Maybe a cruise ship for the Caribbean."
"Let me know when it happens, I'll be your first guest." Draco said.
"If I get the Caribbean one done, you and Hermione might like to make first use of it." Blaise grinned. "It would be an ideal honeymoon location."
"We're nowhere near that stage." Draco told his friend, feeling a pang of sadness as he knew they never would be.
At the end of the week they would return home and everything would go back to normal, they would carry on just being friends. Unless of course Draco plucked up the courage to tell her the truth. Their earlier kiss hadn't felt like pretending to him, so maybe there was an attraction between them. Maybe all he had to do was show Hermione how good they would be together, before professing his love for her. Smiling at the idea of potentially telling Hermione about his feelings, Draco followed the others into the lunch room and settled down to eat.